Lafayette County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Lafayette County's unemployment rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
8.5%
2023
6.0%
Total change
-2.5 pp
% change
-29.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.5% | — |
| 2019 | 9.6% | +1.1 pp (12.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 7.8% | — |
| 2022 | 7.4% | -0.4 pp (-5.1%) |
| 2023 | 6.0% | -1.4 pp (-18.9%) |